Two Die in Clifton Park Head-On Crash
Lorraine DeVoe of Cohoes and John DeVito of Clifton Park died in a mid afternoon collision on Route 9 near Routes 9 and 14. DeVoe had been talked to by police earlier after a disturbance on Howard Street. Mary DeVito was hospitalized with serious injuries. his wife is in fair condition.
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Clifton Park
Mechanicville
Lorraine DeVoe
Howard Street
Cohoes
DeVito
Saratoga Hospital
Mary
Watervliet
DeVote
Crescent
John DeVito
Mike McMahon
John
Chuck Ponzillo
Meader to Run for Saratoga County Judge Seat
John D. Meader of Round Lake Road announced candidacy for Saratoga County Judge. He will face Republican Philip P. Proiler in this fall’s GOP primary. Meader is a lawyer for General Electric in Schenectady and would replace Democrat Saul Balmuth appointed by Gov. Carey.
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Ballston Lake
John D. Meader
Round Lake Road
Saratoga County
Saula Balmuth
Hugh L. Carey
Meader
General, Electric Co
Schenectady
Philip P. Proiler
Corinth
Mechanicville loses John DeVito in Clifton Park crash
John DeVito 61 longtime Mechanicville streets and sewers chief died in a two car head on crash in Clifton Park. His wife Mary was seriously hurt and a 3 year old woman also died. DeVito had served 40 years and was a charter member of the John Ahern Rescue Squad. neighbors recall his dependable presence and on call nature.
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John DeVito
Clifton Park
DeVito
Mary
City of
Mechanicville
John Ahern
Harold Sheehan
Community asks for paper drive helpers and recalls local hero
Tenants seek volunteers from boys clubs and churches to pick up a paper drive. The column also pays tribute to John DeVito of Mechanicville, a longtime rescue squad member who died suddenly, with city honors planned including the wake attended by officials and staff.
Halfmoon Justice Hopeck censured by Appellate Division
Albany Halfmoon Town Justice James F. Hopeck was censured for failing to dis qualify from a case with possible personal bias and for threatening the defendant after the proceeding. The Appellate Division unanimously upheld the recommendation by Acting Supreme Court Judge F Warren Travers. Hopeck will keep his post, with the court deeming the action an aberration given his long service and otherwise clean record.
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Albany
Halfmoon Town
James F. Hopeck
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
F. Warren Travers
Hopeck
Travers
CDTA Revamps Saratoga County Bus Service
The Capital District Transportation Authority plans a full revamp of Saratoga County buses with new routes and schedules. Geyser Crest to Pyramid Mall service increases while East Side West Side loop replaced by three Broadway based routes. Rural service shifts to regular schedules with two round trips weekly on each rural route.
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Saratoga Springs
Capital District Transportation Authority
CDTA
Saratoga County
Geyser Crest - Pyramid Mall
Robert D. Manz
Broadway
Congress Park
Rock City Falls
Milton
Providence
Galway
Schuylerville
Corinth
Greenfield
Wilton
Hadley
Day
Edinburg
Manz
Shenendehowa Announces Lunch Eligibility Limits
Shenendehowa School District outlines free and reduced lunch thresholds. A four member family under 7130 dollars qualifies for free lunch and under 11110 dollars for reduced meals. A six member family under 9240 dollars qualifies for free lunch and under 14410 dollars for reduced prices.
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Clifton Park
Shenendehowa
Verrazzano College Reopens as Mercy Institute in New York
Verrazzano College, closed in 1975 after financial troubles, will reopen this fall as Verrazzano Institute under Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry. The institute will operate as a Mercy program with separate facilities and faculty, focusing on liberal arts and Mediterranean studies, especially Italy.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Verrazzano College
Mercy College
Westchester County
Donald Grunewald
Mercy
Grunewald
Verrazzano Institute
Italy
Verrazzano
Scribner
Skidmore College
State Education Department
New York
John Lomenzo
Ford Motor Co
Lee A. Iacocca
St Paul Assumption Central School opens Sept 8 tuition day
Mechanicville announces St Paul Assumption Central School starts the new year on September 8 and will be open Friday for tuition payments and uniform purchases from 9 a.m. to noon. Details include grade schedules and lunch reminders for grades one through eight and kindergarten hours.
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Mechanicville
St Paul
Assumption Central School
St. Paul’s
Burnt Hills
County social services study tied up in committee
Saratoga County social services efficiency study stalls in the Social Services Committee and moves to Law and Finance for full board action. Board members debate cost versus potential long term savings as Gemmiti’s leadership and department performance come under scrutiny.
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Ballston Spa
Social Services Committee
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
County Social Services Department
Law and Finance Committee
Social Services
Joseph V. Gemmitl
Gemmiti
David Meager
Meager
Talcott Associates
Social Services Department
Gemmilt
State Supreme Court
Urbach, Kahn and Werlin
Albany
Judge Clyne Orders Wilson Return to State Custody
Albany County judge John J. Clyne formally ordered James Wilson returned to the Mental Hygiene Department after a hearing on a release recommendation to community facilities. Three experts testified they did not know Wilson had been charged with murdering his mother with an axe.
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Albany
John J. Clyne
James ‘Wilson
State Mental Hygiene Department
Wilson
Kolb
Clyne
Mental Hygiene Department
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John Meader
Times Record
Troy
Lake George
Mrs. Franklin Etman — Troy
Joseph Ryan
Frank Sherry
William McLean
Sixth Ave
Lansingburgh
C.G. of
Dexter Groesbeck Simons
Saratoga
The
Michigan Bulb Co
Irma Radliff
Grand Rapids, Mich
John E. Devito
Halfmoon
Saratoga County Bus Service
Saratoga Rural
Downstate College
Social Services Unit
Waring
Gemmitl
Eleanor Wilson
London Parkway
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